This service includes structuring capital through equity or debt offerings, guiding organizations through the complexities of funding expansions, undertaking new projects, and effective debt restructuring. Complementary to this, we tap into our public policy experience and ability to tap into multiple pools of funds ranging from grant pools promoted by multi-lateral donors, DFIs, philanthropies and foundations to SDG and impact focused funds and blended finance to private equity to strengthen value chains in which the client organization operates

Our comprehensive capital market transaction advisory services include:

• All aspects of public and private debt and equity transactions including fund raises, buyouts, leveraged buyouts, project financing, and refinancing.

• Structured finance: debt structuring and placement, debt syndication, blended finance, climate finance, Islamic finance, and asset securitization of conventional and alternative assets.

• Concessional funding and grant financing for micro enterprises, community participants and other bottom of the pyramid economic actors 

In addition to raising financing, other specific services include: 

• Assessing viability gaps and identifying options to close the same

• Project designing and structuring to improve bankability of projects:

  • Integrating value chain participants to improve impact and linkages

  • Improve alignment of risk return expectation of investors with project economics 

• Sourcing resources for capacity and awareness building activities

We also offer tailored support for debt raising from Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and other lenders. This includes:

• Assisting clients in preparing funding proposals and information memorandums to be shared with potential lenders.

• Submitting initial applications together with KYC details of the client, its shareholders, and directors.

• Supporting clients in negotiating transaction documents with lenders.

• Assisting in setting up ESG frameworks, benchmarking matrices, and reporting requirements to ensure compliance with lenders' standards.

• Providing guidance on periodic reviews with lenders to ensure effective and accurate reporting on progress and compliance with covenants.